Claims; filing

Sec. 29. (a) If the lender charges off all or part of an enrolled loan, the lender may file a claim with the corporation. The claim must be filed contemporaneously with the charge-off. (b) The lender's claim may include, in addition to the amount of principal charged off plus accrued interest, one-half (1/2) of the reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in pursuing collection efforts, including preservation of collateral. The amount of principal included in the claim may not exceed the principal amount covered under the program. The amount of accrued interest included in the claim may not exceed the accrued interest attributable to the covered principal amount. (c) The lender shall determine when and how much to charge off on an enrolled loan in a manner consistent with the lender's normal method for making these determinations on similar loans that are not enrolled loans. (d) If the lender files two (2) or more claims contemporaneously and there are insufficient funds in the reserve fund at that time to cover the entire amount of the claims, the lender may designate the order of priority in which the corporation shall pay the claims.